We have all kinds of taxes that affect us, we have our income tax, our property tax and our gas tax just to name a few.
I was working on my late mom's income taxes. She died on July 3rd, 2023. I had to write to my mom's Office of Personal Management to get her last 1099-R. My mom got survival benefits from my dad's retirement. My dad passed away on January 10, 2009. My dad worked for the US Postal Service.
I did put some money away to pay for my mom's taxes, as I am her son that did her taxes, after my dad passed away. I like to use the Turbo Tax software. It seems I have done taxes with Turbo Tax ever since I got myself a more modern computer, that was back in 1997.
After punching in all the numbers from my mom's 1099-R, I find that my mom doesn't have to pay taxes. Well she only lived a little more than half of the year of 2023. She made a little more than 12 thousand dollars in that time. I guess12 thousand dollars is like extreme poverty for some, so I find that my mom owes no taxes.
Well, my mom passed away, it seems that they should give her some kind of break.
Let's talk of property tax. I just wrote a check to my county tax office for $1689.12, that was my second payment that would be due soon. My first payment I paid in October 22, 2023 for the same amount of $1689.12.
I had the right to pay my property tax in one payment of $3,378.24, but in October of 2023, I did not have that much put away to pay it off in one check, so I paid in 2 checks about 4 months apart from each other.
To pay my property taxes and insurance I put away $425 a month, just to pay my property taxes and insurance. Well, at least I have it to pay.
What about gas tax?
Gas tax where I live is Federal 18.4 cent a gallon and for State it is 51.1 cent a gallon and yes you have to combine both Federal and State gas taxes. So that is a total of 69.5 cents per gallon of gas at the pump.
The last time I bought gas it was $4.699 per gallon for premium gas. Well, my 2001 Lexus GS 300, with its naturally asperated straight 6 cylinder 2JZ-GE engine does need it's premium gas. So $.69.5 is included when paying my $4.699 a gallon where 14.7 percent of that amount is gas tax.
So many taxes. I just hope the tax man is a good steward with that money.
Let's end with a scripture, as it is written, And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. Matthew 9:9.
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Frist image is from pixabay.com and the 2nd image is mine, taken with my Samsung Galaxy Note 9.